Houston Genetic City

131 · Houston Genetic City

The largest metropolis in the US by square mileage –and the most diverse– Houston, constantly processes vacant space into new developments, driven only by the logic of transaction and opportunity. The city’s lack of zoning means anything goes: a sprawl of random events and programs constantly generating new junkspace and drosscape. lt’s a place where urban developments are always negotiable, where storms and chemical leaks constantly reconfigures any future planning. Unlike the scripted corporate urbanism of the generic city, Houston’s glitchy urban DNA leads to instant evolution and mutation: a Genetic City. Houston Genetic City is really three books in one. The result of a yearlong University of Houston study, it examines the metropolis from three interlinked viewpoints: developer city, energy city, unzoned city. The book asks how Houston might evolve over the next fifty years beyond its problems, into an open and resilient city of the future.

Eds. Peter Zweig, Matthew Johnson, Jason Logan Size 7.5 x 9.4 in. / 19,2 x 24 cm Format Hardcover · 420 pages ISBN Printed · EN 978-1-94876-524-4 ISBN Ebook · EN 978-1-94515-031-9 Price $54.95 / €49 / £44

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